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On June 5, 2024, the National Parks Service confirmed that the sylvatic plague, or the black death, is the reason for the black-footed ferret die-off in the Badlands.

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service have confirmed that a plague outbreak is responsible for prairie dog die-offs in Badlands National Park, Buffalo

October 13 is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. PLOS ONE publishes research on all aspects of disaster risk reduction and across the spectrum of natural disasters, such as flooding, earthquakes, wildfires, landslides, heat waves and more. Today, we would like to highlight some recent studies published in PLOS ONE, and the authors behind this important work. We check in with Paula Andrea Valencia Londoño, who is the first author on a recent study of an informal settlement in nor...

Climate change may double the risk of heat-related illness at Grand Canyon National Park by the end of the century.

A new study finds that heat-related illness incidents will soar alongside temperatures inside the famed Grand Canyon National Park

A new National Park Service study says extreme heat will make future visits to Grand Canyon National Park a riskier endeavor.

Climate change-fueled extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of heat-related illness for the millions of people who visit Grand Canyon National Park each year, a new National Park Service study found.

Climate change-fueled extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of heat-related illness for the millions of people who visit Grand Canyon National Park each year, a new National Park Service study found.

Fred DuBray’s bison herd in South Dakota has been ravaged by Mycoplasma bovis, a bacteria that has decimated herds across the Plains and the West.

Fred DuBray’s bison herd in South Dakota has been ravaged by Mycoplasma bovis, a bacteria that has decimated herds across the Plains and the West.